A presentation explaining the merits of open government

1. OPEN GOVERNMENT
Transform your city
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2. CITIES IN CRISIS
84% of cities face significant financial difficulties
92% expected to have trouble meeting citizens’
needs
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3. THE PROBLEM
LACK OF GOVERNMENT INNOVATION
innovation curve
government
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4. BUREAUCRACY
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5. CITIZEN TRUST DECREASING
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6. OUTDATED PROCUREMENT MODEL
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7. SEPARATE,
SILOED DATA
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8. THE SOLUTION
Open Government
Cities using the power of the web
to make government work better.
Saving government resources,
money and improving
government services
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9. PRINCIPLES
INSTRUMENTAL VALUES CORE VALUES
OPENNESS PUBLIC SERVICE
EFFICIENCY STRONG COMMUNITIES
PARTICIPATION SOCIAL INCLUSION
INNOVATION QUALITY OF LIFE
STARTUP ETHOS SUSTAINABILITY
COLLABORATION “FUTURENESS”
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10. THE OPPORTUNITY IS NOW
social
web
open
data
interest
in public
service
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11. GOVERNMENT SHOULD OPEN DATA
Separate, Open
siloed data Data
Portal
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12. To share: copy and distribute information
To create: build civic apps and tools
To adapt: modify, transform, mash-up
No imposed restrictions on use
THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS
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14. CITIES MORE TRANSPARENT AND
PARTICIPATORY
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15. CITIZENS EMPOWERED TO SOLVE
LOCAL PROBLEMS
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16. INFORMATION SHARING AND
COLLABORATION
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17. WHAT CAN YOU DO?
 Liberate datasets for public use
 Promoting the reuse of public data by the
public, non-profit and the private sector
 Sign the Open Government Pledge
 Develop an Open Data Initiative
 Pilot projects for civic innovation
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18. GO TO:
CODEFORAMERICA.ORG/OPEN-IMPACT
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